Missouri HB3298: Creates provisions relating to state-accredited residency programs

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 3298 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE OVERCAST. 7069H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 334.035, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof nine new sections relating to the licensure of physicians. Section A. Section 334.035, RSMo, is repealed and nine new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 334.035, 334.333, 334.336, 334.339, 334.342, 334.345, 334.348, 334.351, and 334.354, to read as follows: 334.035. Except as otherwise provided in section 334.036, every applicant for a permanent license as a physician and surgeon shall provide the board with satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed [such postgraduate training in hospitals or medical or osteopathic colleges as the board may prescribe by rule.]: (1) A residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its successor organization; or (2) A state-accredited residency program approved by the board under sections 334.333 to 334.354. 334.333. 1. Sections 334.333 to 334.354 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri State-Sponsored Residency Pathway Act". 2. As used in sections 334.333 to 334.354, the following terms mean: (1) "Accreditation pathway", the accreditation of a residency program as a nationally accredited residency program or a state-accredited residency program; (2) "Board", the state board of registration for the healing arts; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in …

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Sponsors

• Matthew Overcast (R, 155) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. February 16, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. February 12, 2026: Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Common questions

What is HB3298?

HB3298 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Creates provisions relating to state-accredited residency programs.

What is the status of HB3298?

In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).

Who sponsored HB3298?

Matthew Overcast (R, 155).

Where is the official record for HB3298?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB3298&year=2026&code=R